Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You
Holding to Secret Sin
Three distinguishing marks of the Jezebel doctrine were all found in the Jezebel of the Old Testament, the mother and embodiment of false doctrines. Jesus made her name synonymous with false doctrine, any teaching that something evil can be good, that the profane can be pure.
In Hebrew, Jezebel means "chaste, virtuous, without idolatry." Imagine! The most ungodly, idolatrous, scheming, hateful woman in all the Bible was called virtuous, without sin. Something very bad was named good and, ironically, even chaste.
"Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshiped him" (1 Kings 16:30-31, NKJV). Ahab means "one stamped with the nature of his father." Jezebel represents false doctrine, and Ahab is its victim. The Bible states that it was not enough that Ahab had a heart bent toward sin, idolatry, and compromise. He brings into his life a satanic influence that will confirm him in his sin. "But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up" (1 Kings 21:25).
The message is that the tendency of Christians who hold to secret sin and lust is to embrace and become married to a false doctrine that will only excite and confirm them in their sins. The last thing Ahab needed was a Jezebel. She brought out the worst in him, magnified it, and destroyed him. So it is with false doctrine. If there is any sin, lust, or worldliness in you, the last thing you need is a doctrine that will bring out your worst.
We have an entire generation of mixed-up kids who cannot even recognize evil when they see it. False prophets have deceived them. They have been told that sex outside of marriage is good as long as you are in love and as long as you truly respect the other person. False prophets have become the defenders of sin.
On the other side, those who preach the doctrine of Christ show the people the difference between evil and good. There is no mixture from their lips. "And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean" (Ezekiel 44:23).
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
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